How to install Islandora on Arch Linux

Islandora is an open-source digital repository software that allows you to manage and preserve digital content. It is built on Fedora, Drupal, and many other open-source technologies, and is designed to integrate with existing institutional infrastructures.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Islandora on Arch Linux operating system using the command line interface.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, here are some prerequisites that you need to complete this installation:

• A running instance of Arch Linux OS
• A user account with administrative privileges
• An updated system with the latest patches and updates

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Islandora requires several dependencies to be installed on your Arch Linux system. Open a terminal window and run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo pacman -S apache php mariadb

Wait for the packages to be installed.

Step 2: Install Drupal

Islandora relies on Drupal to provide the web-based user interface. To install Drupal, we will use the Drupal package from the Arch User Repository (AUR). To install Drupal package, run the following command in the terminal:

yay -S drupal

This will install Drupal, along with all its dependencies.

Step 3: Install Islandora

Now we will install Islandora by cloning the latest Islandora release from GitHub. Run the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/Islandora/islandora.git --depth 1

This will download the Islandora source code.

Step 4: Configure MariaDB

Before we can install Islandora, we need to create a new database in MariaDB. Follow these steps:

1. Start the MariaDB service:

   sudo systemctl start mariadb
   

2. Log in to MariaDB as the root user:

   sudo mysql -u root
   

3. Create a new database for Islandora:

   CREATE DATABASE islandora;
   

4. Create a new user and grant privileges on the newly created database:

   CREATE USER 'islandora'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON islandora.* TO 'islandora'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   

Replace <password> with a strong password for the Islandora user.

Step 5: Install Islandora

To install Islandora, navigate to the islandora directory that we cloned earlier and run the install.sh script:

cd islandora
./install.sh

The script will present a series of prompts for configuration options. Follow the prompts and provide the required information.

Step 6: Access Islandora

Once the installation is complete, you can access Islandora by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost/drupal.

You should see the Drupal login page. Log in using the admin account created during the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Islandora on Arch Linux.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Islandora on Arch Linux. Now that you have Islandora installed, you can begin managing your digital content using this powerful open-source platform.

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